Noor (name)

Noor
Pronunciation [ˈnuːɾ]
Gender Unisex
Origin
Word/name Arabic
Meaning light

Noor (also spelled Nur, Nor, or Nour, Arabic: نور, Urdu: نور ALA-LC: Nūr IPA: [nuːr]) is a common Arabic unisex name meaning light.[1] An-Nur, meaning "the light" in Arabic.

In Dutch and Flemish Noor can be a form of Eleonore cognate to the English name Eleanor, the first bearer of which was Eleanor of Aquitaine and is probably Occitan in origin. Noor is currently a popular name for baby girls in the Flemish part of Belgium.

Given name

Noor

Nour

Nur

Surname

Fictional characters

Arabic-based compound names with Nur as an element

Notes

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